Allston Pudding’s Favorite Albums of 2017 [50-21]

Join us as we count down our favorite albums of 2017, ranging from our local favorites to nationally-acclaimed albums. This is the first of two parts.

Zodiac Trax: February Forecasts 2016

Navigating the stars is hard. A couple weird astrology enthusiasts at Allston Pudding are here to help.

Bad History Month’s Jeff Meff Holds His Own at Charlie’s (6/10)

By Sharon Weissburg Friends, fans, curious passerby, and (to the musicians’ chagrin) coworkers crowded the long, narrow hall of Charlie’s Kitchen’s upstairs music space on Monday evening. Under the many closed-caption television monitors of the bar (one showed Hillary Clinton’s interview with Diane Sawyer; another showed Proactiv skincare infomercials), bodies huddled into the mouth of […]

The Myth of the Self Made Band- A Letter from Jeff Meff

After acclaimed Columbia Records artist Cults claimed independent labels were “robbing” bands, we couldn’t help but thinking “what are they talking about?” We checked in with Chicago’s Geronimo! to find out if they were being robbed. We also asked Jeff Meff of fellow Exploding in Sound artist Fat History Month what his thoughts were on the state of independent music…

Exploding in Sound Celebrates Two Years at CMJ (Silent Barn 10/19)

What have you done with the last two years of your life? Dan Goldin, with help of friend Dave Spak, of Exploding in Sound records has put out 12 releases and counting in those two years. Since they first signed Pile in October 2011, Exploding in Sound has been curating some of the best bands from as near to our hearts as Boston, to as far as Switzerland. CLICK TO READ MORE YO!

Weekly News Roundup 6/16/13

Once again, our weekly news roundup, where we at Allston Pudding round up all the news from the week! Local Jawn- Local singer-songwriter Kalyn Rock released her new Heart Contagious EP. Statik Selektah streamed his upcoming album, Extended Play, a week before its release, featuring both local and national MCs. JP-based label BUFU launched a brand new website. Speedy […]